{"title":"Physical methods used to alleviate pain: complementary therapies","authors":"S. Lindley","doi":"10.22233/9781910443453.6b","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The use of physical therapies in veterinary pain management is increasingly popular with clients. This chapter discusses the efficacy of, and describes methods for, acupuncture, hydrotherapy, massage and touch therapies. The second half of the chapter covers various causes of pain, and recommends appropriate physical methods to alleviate each.","PeriodicalId":344443,"journal":{"name":"BSAVA Guide to Pain Management in Small Animal Practice","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2019-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"BSAVA Guide to Pain Management in Small Animal Practice","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.22233/9781910443453.6b","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The use of physical therapies in veterinary pain management is increasingly popular with clients. This chapter discusses the efficacy of, and describes methods for, acupuncture, hydrotherapy, massage and touch therapies. The second half of the chapter covers various causes of pain, and recommends appropriate physical methods to alleviate each.